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Title

Shibayama lacquer vase

circa 1900

Artist

Shibayama lacquerware

Japan

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
    Date
    circa 1900
    Media category
    Lacquerware
    Materials used
    lacquer on wood, inlaid mother-of-pearl, gold leaf
    Dimensions
    37.4 x 19.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of the Honorable Henry C Dangar 1902
    Location
    South Building, ground level, Asian Lantern galleries
    Accession number
    2392
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Shibayama lacquerware

    Works in the collection

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Correspondence, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 Sep 2022–2024

  • Provenance

    Arthur & Bond, pre 1902, Yokohama/Kanagawa/Japan

    Henry C. Dangar, Sep 1902, Australia, purchased from Arthur & Bond. Donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Spet 19o2.